Homemade Luxardo Cherries
by Charlie McCarthy, Sr.
Cookware
- saucepan
- tightly sealed jar
Ingredients
- 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 stick cinnamon
- nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cups Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
- 1 lbs cherries
Instructions
Step 1
Combine water, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a saucepan, and bring it to a simmer. Stir occasionally as the sugar dissolves.
Step 2
Add the Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur and cherries. Stir to coat all of the cherries in the syrup. Cook for 5 minutes to soften the cherries slightly.
Step 3
Turn off the heat and allow the cherries to cool. Once cooled, store in the fridge in a tightly sealed jar.